It’s a golden age for documentaries – but at what price for people whose lives are laid bare? | Camilla Hall
When I watched The Staircase , I was transfixed.
When I watched The Staircase, I was transfixed. The 2004 documentary series – rereleased on Netflix in 2018 – tells the story of US author Michael Peterson, who was charged with the murder of his wife.
I was glued to my laptop, Googling the myriad of popular theories: was she, in fact, killed by an owl? Was the murder weapon a discarded blow poke? I found myself playing detective, captivated by the mind-boggling twists and turns of the documentary.
Then a few months later, out of the blue, I got an email introducing me to
